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2023 Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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Finding the Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate School for You

Gerontology is the #163 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 21 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Gerontology program at each school on the list.

Check out the gerontology graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus the most popular school in Pennsylvania for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the gerontology majors at the school.

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Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

About 67% of the students majoring in gerontology at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#3

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend La Salle University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. La Salle is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#3

Widener University

Chester, PA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Widener University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular gerontology schools in Pennsylvania. Widener is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chester.

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Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Misericordia University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Misericordia University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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Best Gerontology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Gerontology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 17
Maryland 12
New Jersey 0
District of Columbia 7

Gerontology is one of 36 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2,491
Sustainability Science 1,547
Nutrition Science 1,496
Behavioral Science 1,358
Computational Science 1,063

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Photo by Chalmers Butterfield.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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